Sunday, May 23, 2010

She's a big girl now!

I know, I know, she is almost 5...(May 31st), but I still think of Madison as my baby girl! For a few days she has been asking us to take off her training wheels on her bike. I figured if she was asking then she was more than ready. Well after an hour on Saturday and a practice run today, she was up and going! It was not even an issue for her. She just took off down the driveway, and Chris had to run to keep up with her. I am so proud of her! What a big girl!!!















Madison and her teacher! What a good daddy!














She's a pro already!

Here's a quick video of her riding her bike!

Way to go Maddie! I am so proud of you!

He loves him some dirt...



















I went over to my sister-in-laws Friday to see her new carpet, and I kid you not for 30 seconds, I turned my back just in time for Cayden to crawl right over to the dirt and take a big handful! That kid is so stinkin' fast, I can't keep up. Luckily Jenn took his picture so we could have a good laugh after. He didn't mind that dirt at all!

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Teaching him young...















We are teaching Cayden to cook and do dishes at a young age! He loves to play with Maddie's old, shake it to hard and it falls over, plastic kitchen set! He mainly pulls all the food out, which I think I put back at least 5 times a day, but it keeps him happy! He will be a great husband one day if he keeps this up!

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

My babys first REAL haircut

Cayden got his first real haircut last night! I have trimmed around his ears and neck a few times, but last night he got a real haircut. The back got cut short, and he now has a cute little fohawk. He was pretty good. He sat on my lap and I had to hold his head still because he kept trying to look at the scissors. Thanks again Kortni for making my baby boy look so grown up!

Before
During
After
He looks so big now! He is growing up for sure! What a cute boy!!!

Dinner

So I have been having a really hard time thinking of new things for dinner! I do have picky eaters at my house, so it seems like we eat the same things all the time! I made Apricot chicken for dinner tonight, and it was a hit! I had to post a picture because it looked(and tasted) delicious!!!

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Summer...

Summer.... we can't wait for you to get here!!!











 



Maddie and her BFF Koda

Monday, April 12, 2010

Our house

We moved! Well most of you know our story, so I will spare the details, but we recently moved back into the house we first lived in 5 yearsago. Crazy, but thats our life! So when we moved back in, after 2 sets of renters, we knew we wanted to do a little remodeling. We textured the walls, painted, got new doors and moulding, and got new carpet. The kitchen and bathroom stayed the same, but the are next on the list. I was so impressed with Chris! He did most of the projects himself. Our friend Tyler helped us with the painting, and we hired out the carpet, but other than that we did it ourselves! From start to finish, and I mean move-in ready, was 3 1/2 weeks! We busted our butts, and here are the before and after pictures to show our improvements!
(Before on the top, after on the bottom...)

This is our entryway. We had a small closet that was so narrow, you couldn't fit a hanger in it. It was total wasted space, so Chris built a mud room closet, and not only does it look fantastic, but it is so much more efficient!!

This was our bedroom. We had to close in a wall to make it, and now we have one livingroom instead of two!
The familyroom/front room. We used to have an opening in the wall, but we filled that in, and now have a little family room instead.
Cayden's room
Madison's room
The laundry room windows were so old, ugly and dark! They didn't open, and our renters actually broke one, so we had to replace one anyway. We got a steal on the new windows at Home Depot!
New windows
My personal favorite!! This was what I used to call the dungeon. It is more like a one room cellar in the basement(actually the only basement). It was so gross down there and we used it for storage before, and I would send Chris down if we needed anything. NOW... it is my craft room! We painted, got carpet, and put up cute curtains instead of the ugly doors. I love it!!
So... Sorry for all the pictures! But now you can see what we have been up too this last month, and why I haven't blogged!